This month
we're pleased and privileged to share a conversation with one of the greatest
singers of Blues and R&B music ever to walk the planet, Delbert McClinton.
He's been doing it for over forty years.

Delbert's
been uptown and downtown, every circuit and all the stages. Revered by
his peers and certainly an icon to many, I found him a very funny and
down to earth person. I've seen him sing a number of times and have always
experienced him as immediately electrifying, a truly gripping and powerful
presence on stage. I know from players in town that he is a very demanding
bandleader and a perfectionist. His players are always the cream of the
crop.

The man
is really on a roll now. His last three or four CDs have been universally
recognized as his absolute best, and he's assembled a team of songwriting
partners and a co-producer that bring out all the best qualities of this
amazing talent. Longtime friend and songwriter extraordinaire Gary Nicholson
co-produced all the recent CDs, and cowrote a number of memorable tunes
with the artist. Other great songwriters come up in our conversation as
well.

Room
to Breathe is the new CD, and it's got all the punch, humor and the
release of a man who's walked the whole length of the road to hell into
the promised land. It's a fantastic record. And it's hot on the heels
of his Grammy winning album from 2001, Nothing Personal, which
the critics and the public alike went nuts for. Room to Breathe is
cut from the same cloth. The songwriting is really top shelf, and as a
vocalist, you can't touch Delbert. Just get on over to the Listen page
and tell me you don't agree. Although the street date on Room to Breathe
is not until September 24, you can pre-order it from Amazon.com. And
be sure to check out Delbert.com
for info on his Sandy Beaches Cruise! I hope to see you there.

Although
we'd never met, Delbert made me feel right at home. That's a real pro,
you don't have to do that. Join me now for a visit with this American
blues treasure.
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